MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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